Number six Silver Dollar !!!

[foreverRich]

Headed back to the demolition site where I found the other Silver Dollars. After hunting it with three different detectors, I wasn't expecting much. Got one of those "iffy" signals among the iron trash. Knowing my luck on this site, I decided to dig it. ANOTHER Silver Dollar in as good of a condition as the previous ones. On top of that, I found a V Nickel and a toasted Indian Head Penny.

I can't get over how good this site has been and I haven't even started hunting the curb strip. The curb strip is wide and it is a corner lot. Needless to say, I will be going back. If I don't find another coin at this site I am HAPPY !!

 

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[foreverRich]

Thanks for addressing the issue in such a professional manner. Other than a little hurt feelings, I can deal with people like that. I tried to explain exactly how these finds came about so everyone could understand the condition and how exciting it was to get a chance to recover so many beautiful coins. I doubt it will ever happen again in my lifetime, but at least I got the chance once. Thanks for all the positive comments and questions about the hunts. Happy Hunting to all !!!

 

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[RobRieman]

I must be missing a page or something. I don't see anywhere that someone doubted you making the find.

 

[foreverRich]

Mine got deleted and I was being for real. I've found them like that before and was being nice about it and mine still got deleted.

Sorry to hear your response got deleted. I don't believe I would have been offended if it was just a comment about the condition of the coins. It was certainly a unique situation and their lack of time in the ground. As a fellow detectorist I can certainly understand having questions. No problems here.

 

[foreverRich]

I must be missing a page or something. I don't see anywhere that someone doubted you making the find.

The administrator was kind enough to remove the post. Everything is fine.

 

[chefjuan]

Mine got deleted and I was being for real. I've found them like that before and was being nice about it and mine still got deleted.

Yeah. I read his story seems legit!! Jealousy is a tough emotion. I'm sure they are out there just need to find em!


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[civil_war22]

Yeah. I read his story seems legit!! Jealousy is a tough emotion. I'm sure they are out there just need to find em!


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Jealousy? I wasn't being snide or jealous. My original post is on the first page highlighted I think mine got deleted cause I mentioned the luster.

 

[chefjuan]

Oh no I wasn't saying that you were and now I'm confused as to what you were sayin completely.... I thought your post about finding silver dollars was deleted not your posts on this thread....?huh... Sorry I misunderstood


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[chefjuan]

Oh no I wasn't saying that you were! and now I'm confused as to what you were sayin completely.... I thought your post about finding silver dollars was deleted not your posts on this thread....?huh... Sorry I misunderstood


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[chefjuan]

Jealousy? I wasn't being snide or jealous. My original post is on the first page highlighted I think mine got deleted cause I mentioned the luster.

See above


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[civil_war22]

See above


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Its all good. I've been confused ever since I woke up this morning

 

[ScaredOfClowns]

Amazing - I've been following your posts over the couple weeks and keep wondering what you'll find next. Congrats on finding an awesome site and enjoy the ride!

 

[catherine1]

I never read all the posts. But you must be finding those because they fell out of the house during demolition......and they got covered when back filling. WTG.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on another great hunt!

 

[Gridwalker306]

The house demo and the condition of the coins make for a plausible story. It's so cool you get to find six silver dollars AND they are in such great shape. Excellent finds.

And for the record, I have dug silver coins that I'm quite sure have been in the ground for over 100 years and are in pristine condition still having some lustre.

 

[coinman123]

An 1860s factory was torn down over the summer, just a 5 minute walk from my house! It was an antiques and furniture shop at one point too! Now it is a huge empty dirt filled lot. I have considered metal detecting there, though I am scared of how much trash and metal debris may be there. A friend told me that they found a gold necklace among the wreckage as it was first torn down, without a metal detector. I guess this thread will force me to check out the site, now that I see what can be found!

 

[coinman123]

Also, if a silver coin is dropped in pristine mint condition, and the soil isn't too rough. Mint luster can last for a very long time.

 

[Army of 1]

Nice Big Silver , congrats ..cheers Mick

 

[civil_war22]

I second the idea on luster being present on coins lost not long after mintage. Have found them before. I don't find a lot of large denomination coins with that much detail a lot of my smaller ones look as if there were dropped fairly soon after being minted.

 

[ecmo]

I have been following your posts recently on your good fortune on finding these beautiful silver dollars. In my few years detecting I have yet to find a silver dollar.
I totally agree with the theory they were cached away in the house unknown to anyone. I too had extremely good fortune at a colonial style home teardown 40+ years after the fact 2 years ago and an unknown squirrel away by a long ago deceased owner has always been my theory, but they were not silver dollars though. Again big congrats to you on your beautiful finds.

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[foreverRich]

I second the idea on luster being present on coins lost not long after mintage. Have found them before. I don't find a lot of large denomination coins with that much detail a lot of my smaller ones look as if there were dropped fairly soon after being minted.

I did find Silver Quarters that were clean, but showed their wear. I was surprised to find two 1964 Silver Roosevelt Dimes that were as shiny as if they just came from the mint. At first I thought they were recent dates because they were so pristine.